Archives of American Art

Oral history interview with Harry Bonath

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.bonath65
Creators:
Bonath, Harry
Bestor, Dorothy K., 1913-
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1965 April 3
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
18 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Harry Bonath conducted by Dorothy Bestor on 1965 April 3 for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Bonath speaks of his work on a mural project for the WPA Federal Art Project in the University of Washington Drama Department, including how the project was run, politics and other artists who were involved; his feelings about government support for the arts; and the economic situation for artists.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Harry Bonath (1903-1976) was a painter in Seattle, Washington.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript: 35mm microfilm reel 3418 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 29 min.


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Mural painting and decoration -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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